has been more than just political chat and something in the newspaper. it has to be something rail.— it has to be something rail. doctor marissa, thank _ it has to be something rail. doctor marissa, thank you _ it has to be something rail. doctor marissa, thank you so _ it has to be something rail. doctor marissa, thank you so much - it has to be something rail. doctor marissa, thank you so much for. it has to be something rail. doctor. marissa, thank you so much for your insight. thank you. i hope we will speak again. insight. thank you. i hope we will speak again-— speak again. thank you so much. that's from _ speak again. thank you so much. that's from the _ speak again. thank you so much. that's from the university - speak again. thank you so much. that's from the university of - that's from the university of cambridge who over many years has worked, as he gathered there, and government circles and trying to broker peace in afghanistan. clearly an awful lot of people there, and we know that so many of them are still trying to get out. there is that news briefing coming up from the biden administration. we will bring you more news on that and much more “p you more news on that and much more up in the six o'clock news. now, here in bbc news, with the time a little after quarter to six p:m., just before the top of the hour, of course, we will bring in the fall weather prospects, but right now, being friday at this time, it is time for the film revealed. ——

——now on bbc news, anna smith presents the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's releases. if you are going to make a movie about an eccentric truffle hunter searching furiously for his stolen pig, then surely you want to cast nicolas cage. whistling.

in pig, he plays a disheveled hermit who lives in the oregonian wilderness with his beloved foraging hog. when she's taken in a violent kidnapping, he doesn't stop to nurse his wounds. he heads straight into town. hunting the restaurants and bars of portland, this christlike spectre will stop at nothing to find his pig. he'sjoined in his search by alex wolf's truffle dealer, who lives in the shadow of his rich father. pig is billed as a thriller, but i think that's a misleading label. while there's some suspense, this is a gently paced story about the bond between human and animal, and the extraordinary power of sensory memories. like our hero, the script has little time for the pretensions of high concept dining, but it has a great respect

for the art of cooking. you can almost smell the truffles coming off the screen. and cage is tremendous, his dejected but proud figure consumed with the sadness that becomes infectious. pig really sneaks up on you emotionally. that's delicate, delicious debut from michael sarnoski just opened at the edinburgh internationalfilm festival and is in cinemas now. you can consume it on digital from the 23rd of august. phone rings. who is this? static. owen? is that... i can't hear you.

look out the window. next up, a psychological horror, the night house. rebecca hall stars as beth, a teacher who is reeling from the sudden death of her husband, owen. she's left alone in the lakeside home that they shared, having vivid nightmares about a ghostly presence. rummaging around in owen's belongings, she finds sketches that tell a very strange story and tries to investigate while navigating her grief. there are plenty of effective scares in this film from director david bruckner, who helmed the rural horror, the ritual. figures flicker and loom in the shadows, and sudden sounds will have you jumping out of your seat. but the script also explores beth's internal affairs. she is terrified to discover that she may not have known her husband as well as she thought.

and she's also scared of her own mind. it's a potent combination, and it requires an excellent actress to pull it off. luckily, rebecca hall is exactly that. i've loved her in everything from ben affleck�*s the town to angela robinson's professor marsden and the wonder women. she even brought a touch of class to godzilla versus kong. as beth, she's mesmerising, darting between denial, confusion and gallows humour. something that makes her colleagues visibly uncomfortable. after a terrific first two acts, the conclusion of the night house is convoluted and slightly disappointing. but i would still absolutely recommend this to horror fans who think that complex characters and psychological puzzles are just as important as bumps in the night. owen? it's in cinemas now.

if you fancy a double bill of complex horrors, then there is a fascinating new british chiller called censor. set amid the moral panic around so—called video nasties in the 1980s, it stars niamh algar as enid, who works as a film sensor. enid spends her working day watching graphic films to classify them for release. quiet and hard—working, enid's tragic past comes back to haunt her when one film reminds her of her missing sister. our mild—mannered heroine begins to unravel and move from the safety

of the screening room into the seedy world of low—budget horrors. censor is a film of shocking twists and turns. so i won't to divulge much more of the plot. but i will say that it proves niamh algar to be a very versatile performer and barely recognisable from her other recent roles in, twice as and raised by wolves. there's also a darkly funny turn from michael smiley, who is so great at being humorously sinister. and a space you've got square of the way? this is enid bayne, she is one of our sensors. censor announces director and co—writer prano bailey—bond as a major talent who plays with intriguing ideas of visual flair. this story explores mental health and memory as well as politics, the media and power systems. there's a lot to chew on, and while this one's ending might also have you scratching your head, it's definitely a conversation starter. censor is in cinemas now. i need everyone's attention!

hey, do you mind? i am trying to get my kids to sleep in here. oh, no! now i'm up all night. thanks. if you are after something a bit more cuddly you can watch at home at the kids, they might not tried the animated comedy extinct? basically, the story of time travelling talking doughnuts, extinct is bill and ted meets the secret life of pets with a dash of horrible histories. starting in 1835 in the galapagos islands, it introduces a species of animals called flummels. they are very in round with a hole in the middle. two of their number, siblings op and ed end up plummeting through a mysterious time portal into future. discovering that flummels are now extinct. they hop through time and try to save their species. while extinct even features charles darwin...

you get everyone to the beach, we” meet you down there after we get the darwin guy's attention with the sky flowers. sly flowers ? i wouldn't come here for insight into actual actual natural history or indeed quantum physics, but it is a witty, cute watch with a boundless supply of sight gags and characters who are amusingly slow off the mark. something that's usually a winner with kids. it's just landed on sky cinema and now. you are going on a journey, a journey through memory. all you have to do is follow my voice. i’m journey through memory. all you have to do is follow my voice.— to do is follow my voice. i'm a fan ofthe to do is follow my voice. i'm a fan of the tv — to do is follow my voice. i'm a fan of the tv series _ to do is follow my voice. i'm a fan of the tv series westworld, - to do is follow my voice. i'm a fan of the tv series westworld, so i've been looking forward to reminiscence, them that was written and directed by its co—creator, lisa jo a. the dystopian sci—fi stars hugh jo a. the dystopian sci—fi stars huthackman as nick, a detective living in the post—apocalyptic miami. along with his costar, he helps clients recall their memories, rather they want to recall that when her find rather they want to recall that when herfind her keys. that's

rather they want to recall that when her find her keys. that's actually how he needs may, by played by rebecca ferguson, a glamourous singer that disappears out of his life as quickly as she appeared. nick's search for her take him in a dangerous and emotionaljourney. as has a great cast, and there are some fun ideas of time twisting tales, but sadly, the film just doesn't come together. both the dialogue and narration feel mannered and unoriginal. it eventually subvert some well—worn cliches commit does a very late in the day, so for most of the temperament i feel like exactly that, cliches. and by inviting you to recall everything from westworld to recall everything from westworld to blade runner, reminiscence comes up to blade runner, reminiscence comes up very short in comparison. mi to blade runner, reminiscence comes up very short in comparison.— up very short in comparison. all you have to do — up very short in comparison. all you have to do is _ up very short in comparison. all you have to do is follow _ up very short in comparison. all you have to do is follow my _ up very short in comparison. all you have to do is follow my voice. - up very short in comparison. all you have to do is follow my voice. it's i have to do is follow my voice. it's in cinemas _ have to do is follow my voice. it's in cinemas now. the would like to formally welcome you to japan. ok. formally welcome you to japan. 0k, ou sa in: formally welcome you to japan. ok, you saying the _ formally welcome you to japan. ii you saying the same formally welcome you to japan. ok, you saying the same thing he formally welcome you to japan. ii, you saying the same thing he said? ok, first of all, we would like to... formally accept your

invitation to your country and to show you a little bit of what we have to offer. they sing. finally, a much loved tv documentary comes to the big screen in people just do nothing, big injapan. three, two, one. the just do nothing, big in japan. three, two, one.— just do nothing, big in japan. three, two, one. the series people just do nothing _ three, two, one. the series people just do nothing catalogued - three, two, one. the series people just do nothing catalogued the - just do nothing catalogued the struggles of a fictional pay rate radio station called corrupt fn. by the office, and c grinder and his hapless crew put their brand in brentwood with hilarious results. a

cinematic to uses a similar formula with a fish out of water scenario. discovering that their track has been used on a japanese game show, the boys fly to tokyo where they are thrown into the clutches of a smooth manager paid by ten llama mara. meanwhile, their self appointed manager played by chowdhury gets into a series of disastrous mishaps. a culture clash comedy is fitfully amusing and will probably date quite quickly, but as i a steady stream of laughs from that sheer stupidity of its level of all characters from delusional, self—aggrandizing grinder played by alan was stopped ijy grinder played by alan was stopped by to any both stone or steves played by steve stamm. after watching these fellows many times from this very sofa, i find it a real treat to laugh along with the crowd in the cinema where it's showing now. thanks for watching the film review with me, anna smith. i will be back next week. in the

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than 16 degrees. now, the weekend, we've got rain to start off with on saturday, clearing showers western areas late in the day. sunday, brighter generally with some sunny spells but again, there will be a few showers knocking around. so, quite a changeable weekend.

today at six, heartbreak in afghanistan, as thousands beg troops at kabul airport to allow them to board flights to freedom. anguish and frustration — for british troops trying to keep order, for frightened afghans, trying to flee the taliban. how long have you been here waiting? i came morning, five o'clock. still i'm waiting here and the last three days i'm trying to go inside. and they won't let you into the hotel? yeah. even though the embassy has told you to come here? yeah, he said to come. here, the prime minister defends his foreign secretary over his handling of the crisis. and all this as allegations emerge of executions and torture borisjohnson boris johnson says borisjohnson says he believes the situation at kabul airport is getting slightly better. an inquestjury rules the stabbing

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